Import/export HS code 820291: Straight saw blades for metal

Straight saw blades designed for cutting metal materials

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Germany 8,709,706
China 3,747,200
Belgium 1,659,135
Switzerland 481,457
Netherlands 437,911

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 4,492,652 4,217,054 -275,598
China 1,912,431 1,834,769 -77,662
Belgium 980,342 678,793 -301,549
Switzerland 159,176 322,281 +163,105
Netherlands 239,299 198,612 -40,687
United States 145,046 151,863 +6,817
Australia 0 85,512 +85,512
India 45,831 38,169 -7,662
Japan 0 79,244 +79,244
France 45,273 25,274 -19,999

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Switzerland 8,287,274
China 3,794,683
United States 1,935,649
Germany 971,135
Sweden 406,961

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Switzerland 4,159,266 4,128,008 -31,258
China 1,926,737 1,867,946 -58,791
United States 1,104,933 830,716 -274,217
Germany 546,136 424,999 -121,137
Sweden 237,044 169,917 -67,127
India 45,831 38,712 -7,119
Australia 0 77,800 +77,800
Japan 1,012 73,579 +72,567
Turkey 8,149 21,681 +13,532
Denmark 13,720 14,625 +905

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Greater Manchester 5
Devon 4
Inner London - West 4

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
West Midlands 6 9 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Devon 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Kent 1 2 +1
Lancashire 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,081,478
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,736,316
Air transport 1,915,331
Road transport 43,574
Other 28,686

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,194,851 4,886,627 -308,224
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,777,968 1,958,348 +180,380
Air transport 1,049,566 865,765 -183,801
Road transport 34,426 9,148 -25,278
Other 19,217 9,469 -9,748

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,388,932
Felixstowe 1,660,325
Dover 1,416,881
Southampton 1,221,452
Purfleet 1,196,506

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,566,036 2,822,896 -743,140
Felixstowe 866,587 793,738 -72,849
Dover 416,548 1,000,333 +583,785
Southampton 602,438 619,014 +16,576
Purfleet 556,149 640,357 +84,208
Leeds Bradford Airport 606,262 426,146 -180,116
London 614,730 304,459 -310,271
Birmingham Airport 258,590 280,887 +22,297
London Gateway Port 65,947 198,917 +132,970
ZLC 74,999 126,592 +51,593

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 13
2025-10 14
2025-09 22
2025-08 15

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 40
54m+ 23
0-1m 12
15m-54m 10
Other 5

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Switzerland 636,317
United States 608,680
Jamaica 517,398
Ireland 396,771
United Arab Emirates 203,756

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Switzerland 384,706 251,611 -133,095
United States 256,464 352,216 +95,752
Jamaica 156,910 360,488 +203,578
Ireland 245,912 150,859 -95,053
United Arab Emirates 32,594 171,162 +138,568
Germany 58,432 93,579 +35,147
Belgium 31,171 73,523 +42,352
Australia 59,128 28,870 -30,258
Spain 34,914 29,472 -5,442
Barbados 38,149 23,840 -14,309

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Sweden 26,131
China 24,339
XI 4,596
Switzerland 2,685
Germany 2,441

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sweden 13,481 12,650 -831
China 12,600 11,739 -861
XI 1,611 2,985 +1,374
Switzerland 0 2,685 +2,685
Germany 1,316 1,125 -191
Canada 0 629 +629
Ireland 367 153 -214
Japan 334 82 -252
France 114 103 -11
Thailand 13 122 +109

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,747,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,385,958
Air transport 505,475
Other 67,209
Road transport 1,034

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 716,986 1,030,908 +313,922
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 798,556 587,402 -211,154
Air transport 240,309 265,166 +24,857
Other 31,528 35,681 +4,153
Road transport 1,034 0 -1,034

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 940,434
Dover / Eurotunnel 878,710
Southampton 332,167
Holyhead 254,565
Liverpool Docks 247,672

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Gateway Port 437,181 503,253 +66,072
Dover / Eurotunnel 512,033 366,677 -145,356
Southampton 61,476 270,691 +209,215
Holyhead 195,960 58,605 -137,355
Liverpool Docks 106,458 141,214 +34,756
East Midlands Airport 111,688 71,547 -40,141
London Heathrow Airport 24,953 116,384 +91,431
London 37,146 69,599 +32,453
Felixstowe 7,644 74,473 +66,829
Dover 52,556 29,366 -23,190

Quick facts

HS code: 820291

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Straight saw blades designed for cutting metal materials